Small Towns in Eastern Cape

Two coastlines, one Karoo, and a middle section most people drive through without stopping. The Wild Coast is unlike anywhere else in the country, the Karoo towns are quietly extraordinary, and the settler history sits alongside Xhosa heritage in ways that take time to understand. There are more good small towns here than almost any other province.

Aberdeen
Eastern Cape

Aberdeen

Aliwal North
Eastern Cape

Aliwal North

Bathurst
Eastern Cape

Bathurst

Bedford
Eastern Cape

Bedford

Eastern Cape

Boknes

Burgersdorp
Eastern Cape

Burgersdorp

Eastern Cape

Cannon Rocks

Eastern Cape

Cape St Francis

Chintsa
Eastern Cape

Chintsa

Coffee Bay
Eastern Cape

Coffee Bay

Cradock
Eastern Cape

Cradock

Graaff-Reinet
Eastern Cape

Graaff-Reinet

Haga Haga
Eastern Cape

Haga Haga

Hamburg
Eastern Cape

Hamburg

Hogsback
Eastern Cape

Hogsback

Joubertina
Eastern Cape

Joubertina

Kareedouw
Eastern Cape

Kareedouw

Kei Mouth
Eastern Cape

Kei Mouth

Kenton-on-Sea
Eastern Cape

Kenton-on-Sea

Eastern Cape

Kidd's Beach

Eastern Cape

Kleinemonde

Lady Grey
Eastern Cape

Lady Grey

Molteno
Eastern Cape

Molteno

Morgan Bay
Eastern Cape

Morgan Bay

Nieu-Bethesda
Eastern Cape

Nieu-Bethesda

Oyster Bay
Eastern Cape

Oyster Bay

Eastern Cape

Patensie

Eastern Cape

Port Alfred

Port St Johns
Eastern Cape

Port St Johns

Rhodes
Eastern Cape

Rhodes

Somerset East
Eastern Cape

Somerset East

Steytlerville
Eastern Cape

Steytlerville

St Francis Bay
Eastern Cape

St Francis Bay

Storms River
Eastern Cape

Storms River

Thomas River
Eastern Cape

Thomas River

Twee Riviere
Eastern Cape

Twee Riviere

Willowmore
Eastern Cape

Willowmore

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